Essay on Mystery

left. Sherlock Holmes appeals to millions of readers because he makes his story more appealing. His readers think that he is smart, talented, and intelligent, for the things he does like crimes. Watson sees himself as a person who loves to solve mysteries and crimes, he presents himself to the readers as a person who is interested with working for Sherlock Holmes. He asks a lot of questions…

that Gatsby isn’t a very open person and a highly secretive figure. Fitzgerald’s initial presentation for Gatsby near the start of the extract is very disgruntled. Most of the descriptions of Gatsby are reinforcing the fact that he is clouded by mystery. He is the subject of a “whirlwind” of gossip throughout New York and is already a legendary celebrity before he is ever introduced within the context. Fitzgerald shows Gatsby’s personality within the text by using the sentences, “I’m afraid…

young man with the teddy bear was so unhappy. This was a great mystery to me. I saw it again years later, and I read the book. Now I could see all of the things that I couldn't understand when I was younger: Sebastian's homosexuality, his problems with alcohol, with his family, with the world in general, but even though all of these things are supposed to explain his character, the fact that he is so unhappy remains as great a mystery as ever;…

friends” and “doesn’t know where to look for help” (297). He goes out for a ride and is approached by 2 lovely girls who bring him to their “lady” (298). One thing to note here is that women during this time period were not allowed to own property. This mystery woman has a lavish tent that no king could afford. Upon meeting this gorgeous and scantily clad woman, he is struck with a love that “burned and set fire to his heart.” This is where the gender…

Literature involves many elements including; mystery, horror, death, and the darkness of the human mind. Edgar Allan Poe has written many short stories that are classified under the Gothic genre specifically, “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Fall of House of Usher,” “The Black Cat,” “Ligeia” and “William Wilson.” Within Poe’s short stories there are common gothic elements such as horror, death, mystery and the darkness of the human mind. A component of mystery can be found in “The Cask of…

capital of three dynasties and 33 emperors. A main attraction of this diverse city is surrounded by mysteries and myths of the former residence of Chinese rulers. Cut off from the rest of the city moats and tall purple-red walls, the famous Forbidden City was the center of the Chinese empire, and in the eyes of the Chinese themselves - all over the world. For six centuries, surrounded by an aura of mystery, safely hidden…

Set in the late 1800’s during industrial Victorian London The Limehouse Golem combines the classic idea of a detective murder mystery with a ‘rags to riches’ coming of age story with a deadly ending. Based off of the novel Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd (1994) the audience follows rising Inspector John Kildare in his search for the serial murderer dubbed the Limehouse Golem and his interactions with former music hall star Elizabeth Cree as she awaits prosecution for the death…

MASTERPIECE REVIEW #3 “Silencio…”- Blue-Haired Lady I always find it funny that a lot of David Lynch films are about mysteries, but the way Lynch tells the story, is a mystery in of itself. By far his most popular mystery box, besides maybe Blue Velvet or Twin Peaks, is Mulholland Drive. Once again, Mulholland Drive is a mystery. The main story begins with a mysterious girl(Laura Harring), almost feminine fatal like, getting into a car accident and not remembering who she is. For now I’m…

investigated by scientists, why is it so important? Evolution tells the story of how humans, as well as other species, came to be. The articles “12 Examples of Evolution Today” by Erin Brodwin and “A Possible Break in One of Evolution’s Biggest Mysteries” by Peter Brannen are both compelling with the information they provide, and contain insights into the world of evolution. Brannen’s article is specifically focused on the whale and studying the barnacles on their bodies to gain more knowledge…

read. Theres nothing more tedious than reading hard books that just cannot be understood no matter how hard you try, and To Kill a Mockingbird is nothing like that, it is an easy amazing read. Through this book you will read amazing stories, deep mysteries, and hilarious settings. Courage is one of the many amazing thing that this book portrays. It shows us to always stand up for what we believe in even if the world chooses to view it differently. Atticus does an amazing job at showing us this.…